Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26
tect butter and cheese manufacturers by

tect butter and cheese manufacturers by
making it an offense punishable by a
penalty of from $25 to 500 to furnish
watered, skinned and diseased milk to
cheese factories and diaries; to regulate the
manner of drawing petit Jurors in cities OF
over 1906 inhabitants to amend sub
division of section $3.50 of chapter 152
OF revised statutes relating to foreclosure
of mortgages; to amend sections 1885
and 1886, revised statutes, relating to the
summoning OF grand and petit jurors to
authorize county agricultural societies to
issue stock to their members and levy
assessments thereon to pay their debts.
MADISON, Jan. 19.-The Assembly passed,
under suspension of the rules, the bill to
legalize the action of the County Board OF
Supervisors of Rock County in raising the
salary of the district attorney of Rock
County to 81, 900 from January I, 1887;
and the bill to amend chapter 279, laws of
1885, to authorize s. M. Harris and ohm
M. Harris TO build bridge across the Wis
consin River. The latter bill corrects the
description in the location of the bridge.
Two bills which will create a great
fight which is anticipated between
the Tomahawk Land Company and
the Wisconsin Improvement Company
were introduced by Mr.. McElroy of
Milwaukee. They came in under titles not
likely to attract general attention, being
styled, "a bill to authorize William III.
Bradley to build and maintain dam
across the Wisconsin River, in Lincoln
County," and IA bill relating to the Wis.
consin River Improvement Company, and
amendatory of section of chapter 292 of
the laws of $780," Bills introduced: To
provide for the relief of certain persons
who have been elected from lands pur-
chased from the state in consequence of
defect OF title; to repeal chapter Eli OF the
laws OF 1885 granting women the right to
vote in school matters; to repeal hapter
go, laws OF 1881, relating to the manner
of electing justices OF the peace in incor-
porated villages and cities.
MADISON, Jan. 2O.--A joint resolution
was passed under suspension OF the rules,
authorizing the appointment of four adj
ditional committee attendants, and
to authorize the committee on cities to
employ q clerk. A resolution was also
adopted authorizing the printing of lists of
the standing committees of the Senate and
Assembly. Bills were introduced relating
to mortgages of household furniture; to
amend the law incorporating the city of
Jefferson; to amend section 3,318, revised
statutes SO as to extend time for bringing
actions on mechanics liens; to submit all
plans and specifications for county insane
asylums to the State Board of Charities
and Reform; to legalize certain proceedings
and acts OF the boards Of supervisors and
county clerks of the counties of Lincoln
and Marathon; to organize new judicial
circuit to be known as the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit, to fix the terms in the
several counties thereof and TO provide for
the election of a judge therein; to provide
for the fees of clerks of circuit courts in
certain cases, to legalize the acts of the
town board of supervisors OF the town of
Jefferson, in Monroe County; to impose a
penalty for the adulteration of food.
MADISON, Jan. GA bill was introduced
by Mr.. Grimm, of Jefferson, authorizing
towns to appoint town attorney when
ever it deems such attorney necessary, pro-
vides that the salary OF such attorney
shall be fixed at a sum not to exceed $3.50
per annum. The special committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Taylor, Avery
and Keogh, to whom was referred
the Senate resolution providing for an
apportionment committee made q re-
port recommending an amendment provid-
ing that the committee consist of eighteen
members, twelve from the Assembly and
six fl ON the Senate. Under suspension OF
the rules the Senate resolution was so
amended, and as amended was adopted.
A communica alton was read from the secre-
tary of state announcing the adoption of
the constitutional amendment providing
for woman suffrage in schoolmatters. The
Assembly then adjourned.